Lee Byung-hun

Acting

Born: 1970-07-12 in Seongnam, Gyeonggi, South Korea

Biography

Lee Byung-hun (이병헌; born July 12, 1970) is a South Korean actor, singer and model. He has received acclaim for his work in a wide range of genres, most notably Joint Security Area (2000); A Bittersweet Life (2005); The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008); I Saw the Devil (2010); Masquerade (2012); Inside Men (2015); The Man Standing Next (2020); and the television series All In (2003), Iris (2009), Mr. Sunshine (2018), and Our Blues (2022). He has received multiple awards and nominations throughout his career. In the United States, he is known for portraying Storm Shadow in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) and its sequel G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013). His other notable Hollywood films include Red 2 (2013), Terminator Genisys (2015), and The Magnificent Seven (2016). He also appeared as the Front Man in Netflix hit survival series Squid Game (2021–2025).

Lee Byung-hun

Biography

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Squid Game

KPop Demon Hunters

You Quiz on the Block

Terminator Genisys

Hot Ones Versus

SNL Korea

Mr. Sunshine

The Magnificent Seven

Just an Excuse

No Other Choice

The Game Caterers

G.I. Joe: Retaliation

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

I Saw the Devil

RED 2

Our Blues

Iris

Nattering with Nah

Joint Security Area

Ashfall

Squid Game: Making Season 2

Emergency Declaration

A Bittersweet Life

Misconduct

Mnet Asian Music Awards

All In

The Good, the Bad, the Weird

Concrete Utopia

The Man Standing Next

Baeksang Arts Awards

The Koreans

The Age of Shadows

Tomorrow Love

Happy Together

The Fortress

Beautiful Days

Love Story